Is Meals for Mutts Worth It?
A straight answer on whether Meals for Mutts is worth the money, based on its overall score, value score and real cost per serve, with better-value alternatives if it isn't the right fit.
Reviewed by Adam Lorimer
Contributing reviewer, brand and product sideIndependent scoringUpdated August 2026Not veterinary advice
Our score
Good
Meals for Mutts product photography
- Overall score
- 74/100
- Good
- Value score
- 75/100
- Good
- From (per day)
- $2.60
- ~15kg dog
The short answer
Australian brand with a real point of difference in novel proteins like kangaroo and sardine, which makes it a go-to for dogs with sensitivities. Both grain-free and grain-inclusive ranges are available, value sits at the friendlier end of premium, and quality is genuinely good. The main catches are narrower availability and a price that creeps up in the smaller bags.
Where the points come from
The strongest pillar is customer sentiment at 78/100, worth 5 of the 100 points. The weakest is availability & convenience at 68/100. That pattern, rather than the headline number, is what decides whether the price is worth paying for your dog.
What the money buys
Value is scored at 75/100, which we rate good, and it carries 25 of the 100 points on its own. The cheapest way to feed it in our index is Meals for Mutts Kangaroo & Pumpkin Grain Free 20kg, at $2.60 a day for a ~15kg adult dog.
The field
Where 74 sits across every brand we score
One tick per brand. The shaded band is the middle half of the index and the heavy rule is the median, so the score reads as a position rather than a promise.
- MinMin
- 44
- Q1Lower quartile
- 58.5
- MedianMedian
- 69.5
- Q3Upper quartile
- 78.8
- MaxMax
- 87
| Brand | Overall score |
|---|---|
| Black & Gold | 44 |
| Baxter's | 46 |
| Julius | 48 |
| Woofin' Good! | 50 |
| ProBalance | 54 |
| Leaps & Bounds | 60 |
| The Nosh Project | 62 |
| Providore | 64 |
| Hill's Science Diet | 66 |
| Royal Canin | 68 |
| Ivory Coat | 71 |
| Meals for Mutts | 74 |
| SavourLife | 75 |
| Black Hawk | 76 |
| Prime100 | 78 |
| ZIWI Peak | 81 |
| Petzyo | 83 |
| Frontier Pets | 84 |
| Scratch | 86 |
| Lyka | 87 |
Dog Food Reviews scoring
The scorecard
How Meals for Mutts scores
Scored against our published methodology. Where a brand earns its points is the whole worth-it question: two brands on the same overall score can be worth very different money.
Meals for Mutts
74/100 overall · Good
How the 100 points are split
- 25 Price & Value
- 25 Ingredient Quality
- 20 Nutrition & Suitability
- 15 Transparency
- 10 Availability & Convenience
- 5 Customer Sentiment
The checklist
When Meals for Mutts is worth it, and when it is not
Both lists come straight from this brand's entry in our index. Neither is a verdict on the food, only on the fit.
When Meals for Mutts is worth it
- Dogs with food sensitivities or itchy skin
- Owners after a novel-protein diet without going prescription
- Feeders who want grain-free and grain-inclusive choices in one range
When to compare carefully
- You need your food on every shelf and always in stock
- You want the cheapest possible per-kg feeding
What it costs
What Meals for Mutts costs to feed
Cost per day is the figure that decides this page. It assumes a ~15kg adult dog at the brand's own feeding guide, so it moves with your dog rather than with the sticker price.
Prices checked· Editorial estimates
Estimated cost per day
Every product on one scale
All 2 Meals for Mutts products we hold, cheapest to feed first. Price per kilo sits under each label, because the bag price and the feed price are not the same question.
| Product | Est. cost per day | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| Meals for Mutts Kangaroo & Pumpkin Grain Free 20kg | $2.60 | Dry · 20kg · $9.95/kg |
| Meals for Mutts Sardine & Salmon Grain Free 9kg | $3.15 | Dry · 9kg · $12.11/kg |
Editorial estimates · ~15kg adult dog
Best per-serve value
Meals for Mutts Kangaroo & Pumpkin Grain Free 20kg
$9.95/kg
$2.60 a day for a ~15kg adult dog
- Pack size
- 20kg
- First ingredient
- Kangaroo
- Format
- Dry
Meals for Mutts product photography
The verdict
Is Meals for Mutts worth it?
A likeable Australian brand that earns its spot for sensitive dogs on the strength of its novel proteins, not marketing. The food is good and the value holds up in the big bags, so the main things to weigh are spottier availability and a price that climbs once you drop to the smaller sizes.
Scored out of 100 across 6 weighted pillars
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The detail
The daily cost, against two grain-free rivals
The 20kg Kangaroo and Pumpkin Grain Free bag lists at $199.00 AUD, or $9.95 per kg, which we estimate at $2.60 a day for a roughly 15kg adult dog. SavourLife Grain Free Adult Lamb 15kg sits at $9.93 per kg and $2.30 a day, Ivory Coat Grain Free Adult Lamb 13kg at $10.38 and $2.40. Per kg Meals for Mutts is level; per day it is dearer.
That 30 cent gap against SavourLife is about $110 over a year. The 9kg Sardine and Salmon bag is the harder sell: $109.00, $12.11 per kg, roughly $3.15 a day, which is 85 cents above the SavourLife lamb and near $310 a year. Meals for Mutts scores 74 out of 100 overall; SavourLife scores 75. Prices here are editorial estimates.
Where the extra money genuinely goes
Meals for Mutts scores 76 out of 100 on ingredients, ahead of SavourLife on 74 and Ivory Coat on 73, and the panels back it: kangaroo is the first ingredient in the 20kg bag at 28 per cent protein and 16 per cent fat, sardine leads the 9kg recipe at 27 and 15. Both named alternatives lead on lamb instead.
Owner sentiment sits at 78 out of 100 in our index, above SavourLife on 76 and Ivory Coat on 71, with nutrition at 75. Read together, that is a food doing one specific job well: a single novel protein for a dog reacting to the usual chicken and beef recipes, without stepping up to a prescription diet. Not veterinary advice.
When it is not worth the money
Availability is scored at 68 out of 100. We list Meals for Mutts at four retailers only: Pet Circle, Petbarn, Petstock and Budget Pet Products. SavourLife and Ivory Coat both score 76 there and turn up in more places. If you want to walk into any shop and find your dog's food on the shelf, that gap is a real cost.
Transparency is 72 out of 100, under SavourLife's 76, and the published ingredient detail is thinner than the recipes deserve. Value is 75 against SavourLife's 78. Put those beside the cost per day and the case narrows: if your dog eats standard chicken or lamb without trouble, you are paying a premium for a kangaroo or sardine recipe it does not need.
How owners pay less for the same bag
Bag size is the biggest lever, and the brand's own range shows it: the 20kg kangaroo bag works out at $9.95 per kg, the 9kg sardine bag at $12.11, a spread of $2.16. Sticker prices on that 20kg bag also differ by retailer: Petbarn lists $209.00, Pet Circle $199.00, Budget Pet Products $195.00, a $14.00 swing on identical food before discounts.
Retailer programs close the rest. Petbarn member pricing brings the 20kg bag to $189.00 and Pet Circle subscription lands on the same figure, which is $9.45 per kg against $10.45 at Petbarn's shelf price. On the 9kg sardine bag, Budget Pet Products at $105.00 beats Petstock's $115.00, and Pet Circle subscription is $103.00. Petbarn price matches; Pet Circle and Budget Pet Products do not. All prices are editorial estimates.
The alternatives
Better-value alternatives to Meals for Mutts
Scored on the same 100-point model, so the comparison is like for like. Each card prints the two pillars a reader actually swaps a food on.
Ivory Coat
Premium · Good
A competent grain-free all-rounder, but it's mid-pack on every measure and now sits inside a big multi-brand portfolio where recipes have moved with ownership. Fine if the price is right on the day: just don't expect it to out-spec a more focused independent brand.
- Value
- 71/100
- Ingredients
- 73/100
Best forGrain-free everyday feeding where 'good enough' is fine
Black Hawk
Premium · Good
Fine on a discounted big bag if you choose a named-meat-first recipe, but don't assume the whole range is equal: the cheaper lines pad the panel with grain and rice, and a chunk of the price is reach and marketing rather than ingredients. Compare the specific formula on cost per kg against SavourLife and Ivory Coat.
- Value
- 74/100
- Ingredients
- 76/100
Best forEveryday feeding if you pick the right recipe
SavourLife
Premium · Good
Fair value and the rescue donations are real, not greenwash: but the food itself is good rather than exceptional, with mid-premium panels and a narrow range. Buy it because the per-kg value stacks up, not because the cause makes the ingredients better than they are.
- Value
- 78/100
- Ingredients
- 74/100
Best forValue-conscious feeders who want a clean enough panel
Common questions
Is Meals for Mutts worth it? FAQs
Short answers to the questions that decide it, using the same published figures as the sections above.
Answers checked
Scores and estimates from our index
Meals for Mutts scores 74/100 overall and 75/100 on value in our index (good on value). A likeable Australian brand that earns its spot for sensitive dogs on the strength of its novel proteins, not marketing. The food is good and the value holds up in the big bags, so the main things to weigh are spottier availability and a price that climbs once you drop to the smaller sizes.
For a ~15kg adult dog, Meals for Mutts works out from about $2.60 per day on Meals for Mutts Kangaroo & Pumpkin Grain Free 20kg ($9.95/kg). Cost per serve is the figure that matters most: compare it against alternatives before deciding.
If value is your top priority and you can get similar quality cheaper, compare Meals for Mutts carefully against Ivory Coat and Black Hawk. The right pick is the one that fits your dog and budget.
Consider Ivory Coat, Black Hawk, SavourLife. Compare them on price per kg and cost per day: a different brand may give you more for similar money.
The 20kg Kangaroo and Pumpkin Grain Free bag, on the numbers. It lists at $199.00, which is $9.95 per kg and an estimated $2.60 a day for a roughly 15kg adult dog, and we rate it 76 out of 100. The 9kg Sardine and Salmon bag is $109.00, $12.11 per kg and about $3.15 a day, rated 75. Prices are editorial estimates.
Cost per day is worked from each brand's own feeding guide, not from the bag price alone. Meals for Mutts Kangaroo and Pumpkin is $9.95 per kg and SavourLife Grain Free Adult Lamb is $9.93, yet the estimates land at $2.60 and $2.30 a day for the same 15kg dog. Compare cost per serve, not just price per kg.
Less so than its rivals. It scores 68 out of 100 on availability and we hold it at four retailers: Pet Circle, Petbarn, Petstock and Budget Pet Products. SavourLife and Ivory Coat both score 76. It is not a supermarket brand, so plan repeat orders rather than expecting to grab a top-up bag with the weekly shop.
No. Dog Food Reviews is an independent value and comparison resource, not veterinary advice. Prices are illustrative and manually entered for v1, always confirm the live price with the retailer before buying.